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More than 55,000 pounds of frozen blueberries have been recalled over a potential contamination with listeria – a disease-causing bacteria that can be fatal — according to food safety regulators. Oregon Potato Company – which sells potatoes, vegetables and frozen fruits – earlier this month issued a recall of 55,689 pounds of its frozen blueberries. The funky fruit was sent to food manufacturers, retail brands and food service distributors across Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Canada, according to the US Food & Drug Administration. On Tuesday, the FDA identified the recall as a Class I situation, meaning “there is a...

A supplier of Boar’s Head cheese has issued a recall due to the potential presence of Listeria, according to the Food and Drug Administration. “Boar’s Head took immediate action to halt the purchase of these products from The Ambriola Company, notify retail partners, and ensure that the affected products are being removed from distribution nationally,” Boar’s Head said in a statement. The recall is categorized as a Class I, meaning exposure could result in serious health consequences or death. Which Boar’s Head items are being recalled? The recalled items were sold at Kroger stores in Kentucky and Indiana, and include:...

A new study highlights the potential of using a natural compound from maple to combat the bacteria responsible for tooth decay: Streptococcus mutans. The compound, epicatechin gallate, is a powerful and safe alternative to traditional plaque-fighting agents. The new study emerged as an offshoot of research into natural compounds that inhibit biofilm formation in Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen. They isolated polyphenolic compounds from maple that inhibit Listeria attachment and biofilm formation. They also identified their target: sortase A, an enzyme that anchors adhesins to the bacterial cell wall. When sortase A is inhibited, these adhesins are not anchored in...

Some ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals are being voluntarily recalled by food manufacturer FreshRealm following a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to 17 illnesses and three deaths. FreshRealm issued the recall Tuesday for refrigerated chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold nationwide at Kroger and Walmart stores under Marketside and Home Chef brand names, the U.S. Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The outbreak has been linked to three deaths, a pregnancy loss and 16 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The deaths were reported in Illinois, Michigan and Texas. Illness began between July 24, 2024,...

A food processing company has recalled nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products manufactured at an Oklahoma plant due to listeria concerns. “BrucePac, a Durant, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. “The ready-to-eat meat and poultry items were produced from June 19, 2024, to October 8, 2024. These products were shipped to other establishments and distributors nationwide then distributed to restaurants and institutions,” the FSIS stated. According to the New York...

Boar's Head on Friday announced that it is "indefinitely" closing the Virginia manufacturing plant that's been linked to the deadly listeria outbreak. "Given the seriousness of the outbreak, and the fact that it originated at Jarratt, we have made the difficult decision to indefinitely close this location," which was shut down in late July, the company said. The company's Jarratt facility was linked to the meats sliced at deli counters, including Boar's Head brand liverwurst, that caused the biggest listeria outbreak since 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Just a heads up if you're shopping for lunch meats between now and election 2008. The owner of Boar's Head brand lunch meats is a *HUGE* donor to the DNC. He has given nearly $200,000 to the DNC since 2003...and nearly $900,000 to Democratic 527 groups in 2004. In 2004, I posted to another forum that he was a very large donor to the Democratic party, and I stated that I was boycotting his brand. Surprisingly, he actually posted a response on the forum, and stated that his "days of political contributions" were over. Apparently, he lied: http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?key=xh9as&txtName=brunckhorst,%20frank&txtState=(all%20states)&txtAll=Y&Order=N If you're...

As the tally of those stricken in a nationwide listeria outbreak tied to recalled Boar's Head deli meat rises, federal health officials are urging Americans to check their refrigerators for the products, some with sell-by dates into October. The largest such outbreak since one linked to cantaloupes more than a decade ago has killed at least nine people and hospitalized 57 in 18 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update on Wednesday. The Sarasota, Florida-based deli meat and cheese company last month expanded its recall to include more than 3,600 tons of ready-to-eat meat and...

The sicknesses and deaths linked to a massive contamination of deli meats has become the largest listeria outbreak in 13 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The agency said 14 more illnesses and five more deaths have been reported since the last update three weeks ago. The total number of people hospitalized is up to 57. Eight people have been killed. The deadly food poisoning outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar’s Head products made at a plant in Virginia. The recall impacts pre-packaged poultry and meat, plus...

Boar's Head Deli meat recall due to listeria expands to over 7 million pounds of products The recall was issued after Boar's Head meat was tested in connection with an ongoing listeria outbreak that has left 33 hospitalized and two dead. Boar’s Head recall expanded to include 7 million meat, on top of the 200,000 pounds of ready-to-eat liverwurst products and some other deli meats amid an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes illnesses linked with sliced meat from grocery store deli counters.

A recall of Boar's Head deli meat products has been widely expanded over concerns that they may be linked to a fatal listeria outbreak in the U.S., federal officials said Tuesday. Another 3,500 tons of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold under the Boar's Head and Old Country brands have been added to the initial recall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. This is in addition to approximately 103 tons of Boar's Head products that were recalled last week. The recall now includes a total of 71 products that were produced between May 10 and July 29, the USDA said....

Of the 18 people whom state and local public health experts were able to interview, 16 reported eating meats sliced at a deli in the month before they got sick. There are no reports of people getting sick after eating packaged deli meat. It’s not exactly clear what meat is to blame for the listeria in this outbreak, the CDC says. The CDC and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating, but no recalls have been issued. Most people who were sick reported eating turkey or liverwurst, and some reported eating ham. The meat came...

1,400 pounds of cheese from Cooperstown Cheese Company, based in Milford, NY, have been recalled due to listeria concerns, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The FDA issued a warning encompassing a number of the company’s cheeses that were purchased, sold and distributed through farmer’s markets, restaurants and retail stores from June 21, 2023 to July 10, 2023, over fears of listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported as of Friday. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The illness can be especially dangerous for pregnant women, as it affects...

Three people have died from a listeria outbreak in the state of Washington, the Department of Health there reported on July 21. A total of five adults over 60 years of age are known to have developed “severe infections” from Listeria monocytogenes (listeriosis), including the three who died. All five had “compromised immune systems,” the health department said in the public statement. Listeria is a serious infection that most commonly comes from food that is contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Two of the infected adults were female and three...

A manufacturer that provides ready-made entrées and snacks across multiple states has recalled more than 400 products over concerns of potential listeria contamination. Breakfast sandwiches, salads, wraps, fruit cups and parfaits are among the products made by Fresh Ideation Food Group that were recalled Friday, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Fresh Ideation Food Group is a Baltimore-based company that provides individually packaged and bulk-packaged food products in multiple states along the Eastern Seaboard, its website states. They were sold in vending machines and retail locations in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,...

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According to the CDC, the cheese was manufactured by Old Europe Cheese. On Friday, Sept. 30, the company recalled more than 20 brands of brie and camembert sold nationwide and in Mexico at supermarkets, retail shops, and wholesale stores. The recalled cheese was sold under multiple brand names, including: Black Bear Block & Barrel Charmant Cobblestone Culinary Tour Fredericks Fresh Thyme Glenview Farms Good & Gather Heinen’s Joan of Arc La Bonne Vie Lidl Life in Provence Market 32 Matrie’d Metropolitan Prestige Primo Taglio Red Apple Cheese Reny Picot St. Randeaux St. Rocco Taste of Inspiration Trader Joes

A Michigan-based company has vastly expanded its recall of meat that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Alexander & Hornung is now recalling 2,320,774 pounds of meat products, with an expanded list of cooked ham and pepperoni products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a news release. The first recall, announced Dec. 5, was for 234,391 pounds of cooked ham and pepperoni products. The meat being recalled can be identified by looking at the circular USDA mark of inspection on the label. All the recalled products carry the establishment number “EST. M10125,” the FSIS...

Six cases involved pregnant women, two of whom miscarried, the CDC said. “Do not eat, serve, or sell any recalled enoki mushrooms distributed by Sun Hong Foods, Inc.” the CDC said on its website. Listeriosis causes different symptoms in different people. For most, symptoms include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, fever, muscle aches and convulsions. Pregnant women can have these same symptoms but the bacterial infection can also lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery or life-threatening infection for the newborn. Symptoms typically start one to four weeks after eating the contaminated food. The infections can be treated with...

A hard-boiled egg recall has expanded to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's following a deadly listeria outbreak. Almark Foods broadened the recall to include all hard-boiled egg products manufactured at its facility in Gainesville, Georgia, due to potential listeria contamination. The listeria outbreak has been linked to seven cases, including one death and four hospitalizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The outbreak is contained to five states, but the recalled products were shipped nationwide. The expanded recall includes popular brands and organic fare, like Egglands Best, Pete & Gerry's and Vital Farms. Trader Joe's egg...